Locality type: | Mountain |
Classification |
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Species: | Diopside |
Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
Comments: | Salite in nepheline syenites.
Ti-salite in tephritic dykes surrounding the alkali-carbonatite complex. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Tchivira, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 317602 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:317602:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | e56c0530-b8b6-4b04-85b9-91a1936c798b |
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘMount Bonga, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences...of pyrochlores during magmatic evolution: the Tchivira carbonatites occur in a plutonic complex, the...Catanda carbonatites are volcanic in origin. In Tchivira pyrochlore, zoning is poorly developed; fluorine...contents are lower than those in the pyrochlores from Tchivira; and as substitution of Na at the A site increases...exsolution in the volcanic carbonatites. K EY WORDS : Angola, carbonatite, zonation in pyrochlore, fluorine, |
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